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Got Criminal Ancestors? How to Investigate Their Crimes
Lydia thinks her great-grandfather was murdered–perhaps even by her grandfather! Here’s some advice for her and everyone researching “cold cases” for criminal ancestors on your family tree. I heard recently from Lydia with these intriguing questions: My great great grandpa William John Gabriel Nelson disappeared one day, never coming home from work. It was family lore that […]
Do You Know Where Your Ancestors are Really From? A French-Canadian-Irish Genealogy Mystery
Read this genealogy mystery from a Canadian family with French and Irish roots. You’ll see the value of considering varied surname spellings, watching for other relatives in census records, using church records, and compiling clues from several sources to get a better picture of the past. Thanks to Carolyn Tolman, Project Manager at Legacy […]
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